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Winnie's War (2009)

by Jenny Moss(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0802798195 (ISBN13: 9780802798190)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Walker Childrens

review 1: I liked this book! I would actually give it 3.5 stars. It is a nice short story with an interesting plot. The author basis the story from true events in the early 1900's when the Spanish flu hit major cities in the United States.Winnie is a young girl, who lives with her parents, sisters and a mean grandmother, with determination and a heart of gold. Winnie and her grandmother don't seem to get along very well and Winnie often feels picked on. As the flu starts to spread through Winnie's small town she begins to worry about what will happen to her friends and family. I won't spoil the story, but Winnie's strength of character is stalwart as she faces her most awful fears.No sex and no swearing.
review 2: This is "younger" adult than I've read in a long tim... moree but it was $2 on Amazon and the storyline is interesting - historical fiction Spanish Influenza in small town Texas during WWI. Good story - touches less on history and more on fairly deep family/small town issues: including death, multigenerational conflicts, friendship, young love, society clubs, and even anti-semitism. Doesn't touch on any one of those very deeply - perhaps that is a product of the audience. A sweet book with a strong young heroine and probably very good for a mature tween girl. less

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